Thyroid Problems May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death, Research Suggests.

reports that investigators “found that people with thyroid hormone levels at the high end of the normal range were 2.5 times more likely to die from sudden cardiac death, compared with people at the lower end of the range.” The data also indicated that “the 10-year risk of sudden cardiac death was four times greater among people with high levels of thyroid hormone – about 4 percent versus 1 percent in people with lower levels http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/health/thyroid-sudden-cardiac-death/index.html